JAKARTA - The coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, is wary. The reason is, Les Bleus is threatened with a limp against Argentina in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final, Sunday, December 18.
Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman reportedly did not attend Friday's training, December 16, yesterday. They have flu symptoms, said a source close to the team as quoted by Antara via AFP, Saturday, December 17.
Coman was forced to miss Thursday's training session due to a "light virus syndrome", the French Football Federation (FFF) said. He only sat on the bench as France won 2-0 over Morocco in Wednesday's semifinals.
Varane and Konate's condition made France coach Didier Deschamps worried and dizzy. The reason is, the two players succeeded in building a tough defense partnership against Morocco.
In addition, this is bad news considering that the stock in Les Bleus' back line is running low. In fact, the opponents faced have a scary front line.
Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez are on the list of sharp players at the 2022 World Cup. Messi has scored five goals, while Alvarez has four goals.
Previously, Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano, did not appear when France met Morocco in the semifinals. Upamecano's position in that match was replaced by Konate, who was likely to miss Argentina's opponent.
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